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Program Minimum Units
24 Units
University Minimum Units
18 Units
Interests
Literature & Culture, Social Justice & Inequality, Studying the Past, Writing, Religion & Spirituality
Academic Areas
Humanities & Arts, Social Sciences, Design

Overview

The mission of the undergraduate program in Italian is to expose students to a variety of perspectives on the Italian language, culture, and history by providing majors with training in writing and communication as well as cultural, textual, and historical analysis to develop students into critical and global thinkers prepared for careers in business, social service, and government, or for graduate study in Italian.

Declaring the Minor

To declare, students should complete the Italian declaration worksheet opens in a new tab, sending it to the department Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) for approval. Once signed, they should send the worksheet to the DLCL Undergraduate Student Services Officer opens in a new tab via email, before completing the final step of declaration via Axess.

Requirements

Program Requirements

Preparing for the Minor

Highly Encouraged

To enroll in all Italian literature courses taught in Italian, students must pass first-year Italian [ITALLANG 1, 2, 3 or ITALLANG 1A, 2A] or complete the placement exam.

Complete any of the following requirements:
Intermediate Language
Complete any of the following course(s):
ITALLANG 21

Second Year Italian, First Quarter

4 Units
ITALLANG 22

Second-Year Italian, Second Quarter

4 Units
ITALLANG 23

Second-Year Italian, Third Quarter

3-4 Units
or
Advanced Language
Complete all of the following course(s):
ITALLANG 21A

Accelerated Second-Year Italian, Part 1

4 Units
ITALLANG 22A

Accelerated Second-Year Italian, Part 2

4 Units

Students may contribute up to 12 units in second-year language courses to their Italian minor in the electives section.

Subplans

Required
Students must select a subplan to complete this program. A subplan is an officially declared and defined set of requirements that provides a way for students to go deeper into a discipline or focus within a program.

Italian Culture Subplan

Required Courses

Total unit count must reach at least 8 units.

To enroll in all Italian literature courses taught in Italian, students must pass first-year Italian [ITALLANG 1, 2, 3 or ITALLANG 1A, 2A] or complete the placement exam.

Complete at least 2 of the following courses:
ITALIAN 128

Word and Image from the Middle Ages to Modernity

4 Units
ITALIAN 129

All Roads Lead to Rome: Italy and the World

4 Units
ITALIAN 137

Contemporary Issues in Italian Culture: Mafia, Immigration, Politics

4 Units

Electives

  • Coursework within the department. Additional ITALIAN courses taught by Italian faculty (may be taught in English or Italian) at the 100- or 200-level.

  • Coursework in other departments relevant to the degree, on Italian topics, with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. 

  • Bing Overseas Study Program. Courses taken at the Bing Overseas Study Program in Florence with prior approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. 

  • Education as Self-Fashioning (ESF). ESF courses taught at least partially by a French and Italian Department faculty member. Students may count a maximum of ten units. 

  • Structured Liberal Education. Students may count ten units of SLE coursework towards their major elective totals.

  • Digital Humanities Course. Student work must reflect Italian interests. Prior approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Maximum of five units.

The remaining units toward the 24 unit total required for the minor will comprise elective courses. Prior approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies for elective courses is required.

Italian Literature Subplan

Required Courses

Total unit count must reach at least 8 units.

To enroll in all Italian literature courses taught in Italian, students must pass first-year Italian [ITALLANG 1, 2, 3 or ITALLANG 1A, 2A] or complete the placement exam.

Complete at least 2 of the following courses:
ITALIAN 128

Word and Image from the Middle Ages to Modernity

4 Units
ITALIAN 129

All Roads Lead to Rome: Italy and the World

4 Units

Electives

  • Coursework within the department. Additional ITALIAN courses taught by Italian faculty (may be taught in English or Italian) at the 100- or 200-level.

  • Coursework in other departments relevant to the degree, on Italian topics, with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. 

  • Bing Overseas Study Program. Courses taken at the Bing Overseas Study Program in Florence with prior approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. 

  • Education as Self-Fashioning (ESF). ESF courses taught at least partially by a French and Italian Department faculty member. Students may count a maximum of ten units. 

  • Structured Liberal Education. Students may count ten units of SLE coursework towards their major elective totals.

  • Digital Humanities Course. Student work must reflect Italian interests. Prior approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Maximum of five units.

The remaining units toward the 24 unit total required for the minor will comprise elective courses. Prior approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies for elective courses is required.